Caps For Sale 75th Anniversary Edition: A Tale of a Peddler, Some Monkeys and Their Monkey Busine
By (Author) Esphyr Slobodkina
HarperCollins Publishers Inc
HarperCollins Publishers Inc
7th November 2008
United States
Children
Non Fiction
Childrens / Teenage fiction: Nature and animal stories
Childrens / Teenage general interest: Wildlife and habitats
Childrens / Teenage fiction: Classic fiction
Hardback
48
Width 245mm, Height 300mm, Spine 10mm
535g
Caps for Saleis a timeless classic beloved by millions...one of the most popular picture books ever published!This picture book is an excellent choice to share at home or in the classroom, as children love chanting along with the naughty monkeys.
Children will delight in following the peddlers efforts to outwit the monkeys and will ask to read it again and again.Caps for Saleis an excellent easy-to-read book that includes repetition, patterns, and colors, perfect for early readers.
Thistale of a peddler and a band of mischievous monkeys is filled with warmth, humor, and simplicity and also teaches children about problem and resolution.
This classic picture book will be appreciated as a birthday, baby shower, or graduation gift! It never fails to get preschoolers chanting along and giggling.
Esphyr Slobodkina (19082002), internationally renowned artist and author of the children's classic Caps for Sale, was among the first female American artists to explore abstraction and the first to use collage in American storybooks. She studied art in Russia and China before immigrating to the United States in 1928. She was a founding member of the American Abstract Artists group, and her work is represented in prominent museum collections across the country.